Phenol is heated with a solution of a mixture of KBr and KBrO_3. The major product obtained in the above reaction is

2-Bromophenol

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3-Bromophenol

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4-Bromophenol

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2,4,6-Tribromophenol

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Solution

The correct option is D
2,4,6-Tribromophenol

KBr + KBrO₃→Br_2(aq). The liberated bromine reacts with phenol to give 2,4,6-tribromophenol

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